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Here's a pretty neat visualization of Debussy's best known work, Clair de Lune from the Suite Bergamasque. It was composed in 1903 and is quite famous. Though I generally prefer string arrangements of this piece, this solo piano version is more faithful to the author's original intent. Plus it's easier to visualize and still sounds pretty cool. Enjoy. This music and video was put together by Stephen Malinowski and his Music ...

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Released in the spring of 1997, Songs in the Key of Springfield is the first album to feature music that appeared on The Simpsons. The songs span from seasons 2 through 7, with the earliest song being Tony Bennett's Capitol City from Danicin' Homer and the latest being In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida sung by church-goers from Bart Sells His Soul. (Though technically a version of the Itchy & Scratchy theme appeared in ...

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In the past, I've taken issue with the tendency in some circles to lump Ratatat's music in with that of the 8-bit crowd. I can understand the temptation, what with the band's programmed, electronic beats, screaming guitars and ample keyboarding. But while their tones may sometimes sound similar to those produced by the Nintendo Entertainment System, their origins are much more organic. So it surprised me to see that Ratatat ...

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Was doing some web-sleuthing this afternoon and ran across this video excerpt from the Classic Albums documentary series episode about Nirvana's Nevermind. The short clip features producer Butch Vig demonstrating the individual mixing tracks from In Bloom, commenting on its various parts and pieces, from the awesome groove of the isolated drums and bass (which they got on the first take), to Dave's harmonizing on the chorus. I was ...

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In Bloom was the fourth and final single released from Nirvana's Nevermind. The familiar and famous video debuted in 1992 featured the band parodying 1960's style television musical performances (think the Ed Sullivan show). It's a tounge-in-cheek humorous production showing a somewhat more playful side of a band whose image (and the social movement it tipified) was generally sullen and full of, you guessed it, angst. But behold! the original ...

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Before the beginning of this year, I had barely heard of Kelley Polar or his music. Toward the end of '07, I ran across one of his songs and checked out his debut album, Love Songs of the Hanging Gardens. I was hooked in short order. Color me exultant when I learned a new album would be coming out just as I was really getting into Polar's music. And ...

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I've been kickin around some of The Strokes albums lately and after repeated listenings, here are the ten songs I've found to be their greatest (so far). 12:51 (from Room on Fire) "The world is shutting out... for us." The upbeat melody and carefree feel make this one of the Strokes' most addicting songs. And its tragically short running time just makes you want to play it again and again. 12:51 ...

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=N-lADZG6-PI While perusing the Internet this morning, like you do, I stumbled upon this very compelling video at YouTube. I was drawn to it initially because the song used for the soundtrack is Ratatat's Gettysburg, and I'm a sucker for anything Ratatat related. The video is a taut and thorough overview of the current state of nuclear weapons technology and proliferation in the world. It showcases all the nations that currently ...

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Via this 9rules note: HERE IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOWNLOAD: THE ALBUM WILL COME AS A 48.4MB ZIP FILE CONTAINING 10 X 160KBPS DRM FREE MP3s. I haven't placed an order for In Rainbows yet because I was waiting to find out the quality and format of the digital files. With this news I'm a little disappointed. Sure, 160kbps is quite *acceptable* but I consider 192kbps to be my minimum bitrate ...

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